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Non-Food Post: Where the Wild Things Are pumpkin carving!

Nate and I went down to PA this weekend to visit his mom. We also went to an open house at the venue we wanted to possibly use for the wedding and loved it. So we put our deposit down and officially booked the venue and have a date! So exciting. I can’t believe we’re going to be married next October!

While there, we went pumpking picking because Nate had decided that I was going to carve a Where the Wild Things Are pumpkin. There were slim pickins at the pumpkin patch this year. I think maybe all the rain we got wiped out their supply?

I did a lot of walking around and comparing, assessing my canvas, until I found one that would be perfect for carving the image I wanted.

Nate found a good one too.

I spent a little while browsing pictures online til I found one I liked:

I then removed the pumpkin top and scraped it out. I saved the seeds and roasted them with some salt, paprika and garlic powder…taaasty! Totally reminds me of carving pumpkins when I was little because my mom would roast the seeds for us.

Next I sketched out the image freehand on the pumpkin with a pen.

Then I used some wood carving tools I got at Michaels to scrape away the image to the best of my ability. I realized that you have to kind of carve a reverse relief. The parts that you want to look the closest have to be the deepest, and hence the brightest. I found putting the pumpkin in my lap made the carving easiest.

And here’s the final product, all lit up on the front porch!…Nate chose to do a traditional Jack-O-Lantern 🙂

You seriously did this freehand?? Holy Talent Amy! That is seriously awesome!
This looks like SUCH a fun place..and such a gorgeous day..! Congrats on setting the date and finding a venue..wow! Are you getting married indoors..outdoors? I’m so curious! 🙂

Pumpkin picking was definitely fun and the day couldn’t have been better. Not too hot or cold with gorgeous blue skies (although the pics didn’t do it justice).

We’re hoping to have the ceremony outdoors if the weather holds up. It will be next october so it may rain or be too cold, but we’ll have to wait and see. The reception and cocktail hour will be indoors. The cocktail hour is going to be in this beautiful 250 year old barn structure! Its totally gorgeous 🙂

Aw, thank you Kelly 🙂 I’m blushing! I always did want to go into some artistic field but shied away due to the uncertainty of being able to make enough to support myself. It’s why I love being doing fun crafts at the holidays!

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